verb
ADVERB
▪ considerably , greatly , seriously , severely , significantly , substantially
▪ badly
▪
The military was badly ~ed by the sanctions.
▪ fatally
▪
The regime was fatally ~ed by the unrest and violence.
▪ dramatically
▪
exchange rates that dramatically ~ed the dollar
▪ further
▪ slightly , somewhat
▪ gradually , progressively , steadily
▪
Central authority has been progressively ~ed since the outbreak of the civil war.
▪ permanently
▪ eventually , ultimately
▪
The storm eventually ~ed.
VERB + WEAKEN
▪ begin to , start to
▪ continue to
▪
The British pound continued to ~ against the dollar.
▪ serve to
▪
The judgement serves to ~ public confidence in the courts.
▪ attempt to , try to
▪ tend to
▪ threaten to
▪ be designed to
▪
a move designed to ~ the rebels
Weaken is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ knee
Weaken is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ accountability , ↑ argument , ↑ belief , ↑ bond , ↑ case , ↑ confidence , ↑ defence , ↑ economy , ↑ hold , ↑ impact , ↑ institution , ↑ link , ↑ muscle , ↑ opposition , ↑ party , ↑ support , ↑ system , ↑ tie